DDM Rear Dominator V2 on an XB.

[Inertia Racing Products]

i ordered the DDM Rear Dominator V2 Pipe for the baja 5b to give it a try on the XB project.


I have to admit i was a tad leary on this one , but to my very pleasant surprise the damn thing bolted right up !!


Very minor modifications were needed, and none of them to the pipe.


I just flipped it upside down, there is plenty of room between the cage down tubes.


I did Not use the supplied X-port, there was no room for it


I also had a set of the Hollow Point RC exaust studs laying around, the short ones, so i figured what the hell.


The Minor mods i had to do are listed below:


remove the stock pipe..duh..lol


remove the stock pipe wire support thing.


removed Both rear body mount posts, more on this with the install section.


I had to trim off the right side of the rear body , just enough to clear the pipe.


Installation :


installed the Hollow Point RC Studs, do Not go too far with the left side stud...


installed the No Leak coupler on the pipe before the install, left the hose clamp off until the install was complete.


installed the header gasket and pipe, you will need to flex the left side of the wing to get it in there just a tad


installed the nuts and lock washers on the studs, Tip: get then both started and then run them down in equal incraments until snug, then tighten.


install the hose clamp on the No Leak coupler and tighten till you see Elvis ( you will need to loosen it all the way then slide it over the coupler and tighten ).


for the body re-install i put the left side stock mount back on, then i used velcro on the ride side of the body behind the gears and in front of the gears.


Done for now..


i may go in and make a small bracket off the shock tower to the stock DDM pipe mounting tab just as extra support, but i honestly don't think i will need it, just my anal side....


The pipe is pretty close to the right rear shock spring , but i does clear with no binding.


There is plenty of room for pipe tip clearance as you can see, even with the suspension fully compressed and contorted.


when i install the wheel adapters there will be even more room there.


Feel free to ask any questions, i'm going to give her a run tomorrow after it warms up outside and the loctite on the exaust studs sets up overnight.

 

[Inertia Racing Products]

UPDATE:

i made up a quick little mounting bracket for the pipe and dang she is rock solid.

i had some steel brake line i picked up a while back at an auto parts store.

i just bent it, cut it to length, then smashed the ends in a vise.. drilled a couple of holes in the smashed ends.

i utilized the rubber isolator that comes with the pipe and bang it was done.

i may end up cutting a small bit of the stinger off and install a 90 or 70 degree angle tip so it will exit more towards the rear, we'll see if its needed after a few flips and tumbles.

as you can see the wing is higher than the bulk of the pipe so i'm not too concerned at this point with that area.

 

[larryo]

Looking good ,and i used a ddm v1 last weekend on a xb with some more cutting and welding involved.

 

[F-Fanatic]

Looks badass, but also a roll-over nightmare. Considered adding on to the rollcage to cover that beast of a pipe as well?

 

[Guest]

Actually the wing keeps it protected.